Two-time Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Patti LuPone (“American Horror Story,” “Life Goes On”) has signed on as a recurring guest star for the second season of the hit Showtime drama series “Penny Dreadful”. Lupone will play a mysterious character of great importance in Vanessa’s (Eva Green) past. In addition, award-winning British actors Helen McCrory (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, As You Like It), and Simon Russell Beale (“MI-5,” Uncle Vanya) have been upped to series regulars. McCrory returns as Evelyn Poole (a.k.a. Madame Kali), the seductive spiritualist who will pose a unique threat to our protagonists this

Plans are underway to bring to the big screen the world of author Tom Wood’s “Victor the Assassin” novels. The Hollywood Reporter today brings word that Taken helmer Pierre Morel is set to direct The Killer, based on the first entry in the series (titled The Hunter in some territories). Published in 2010, it is officially described as follows:

We learned last month that the world of Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report (in turn based on Philip K. Dick’s short story “The Minority Report”) is headed to the small screen. Now, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the series will follow a female protagonist and will be set ten years after the events of the 2002 film.

Over the past few days, Guardians Of The Galaxy officially won the weekend box office for the fourth time since its release. That might not sound like a huge deal, but that almost never happens. In fact, only 4 movies including Guardians have done that since 2000, and only 32 movies have done it since these things started being closely tracked and made available in the early 1980s. So, yeah, Guardians Of The Galaxy is a hit. You probably knew that already, but in order to properly contextualize it, let’s take a closer look at those 32 movies that won five

Into the Woods isn’t the only upcoming feature adaptation of a stage musical that will make good use of Anna Kendrick’s singing abilities. As you’ll see in the clip below, the Pitch Perfect star will be singing her heart out in the feature adaptation of The Last 5 Years. Watch her express her adoration and affection while she distracts her man as he drives… Some people don’t appreciate being sang to with such enthusiasm while they’re driving, but

This week Dolphin Tale 2 will be bringing another true inspirational animal story into theaters. Soon to join the rehabbed dolphins Winter and Hope in the ranks of biopicked mammals is Raju, the elephant who cried. Deadline reports that Raju will be the center of an upcoming drama. The elephant won the world’s notice when a video about his release from torturous captivity hit the web. Check it out below: Warning, the following video includes images of animal abuse that may be disturbing. Producer Larry Brezner